Matthew Walton has written an article for the Asia Times (9 June) entitled ‘Misunderstanding Myanmar’s Ma Ba Tha’, about how media both within and outside of Myanmar have a tendency to misinterpret the true nature of the Buddhist Ma Ba Tha group and its underlying popularity as a defender of the faith.

The School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and the Department of Politics and International Relations are delighted to welcome Yaacov Yadgar as the Stanley Lewis Chair of Israel Studies. Professor Yadgar, who is currently teaching politics at Bar-Ilan University, will be joining the university on 1 August 2017 and will be a fellow of St Anne’s.

Sudhir Hazareesingh has been quoted in a book review in the New York Times (3 February) that discusses the popularity in France of books about the decline of the West in general , and France in particular.

Ricardo Soares de Oliveira has been quoted in an article in the Financial Times (12 January online, and 14 January in FT Weekend Magazine) arguing that widespread global knowledge of the English language is a weakness for the US and UK.

Nic Cheeseman has written and article for Kenyan newspaper the Daily Nation (9 July) that reflects on the rise in racist attacks around the 'Brexit' referendum and considers the impact of the UK's colonial legacy on contemporary developments, as well as the changing contours of race and racism.

Margaret MacMillan was interviewed for the 'World Update' programme on the BBC World Service (28 June) in an episode entitled 'Brexit: European Reaction', in which she was specifically asked about reports of an increase in racist incidents in the wake of the EU referendum result.